Farmer Horse Coffee

374 Massachusetts Av, Boston, MA 02115

Failed · Aug 26, 2026 Directions
61
Poor BiteKarma score 61 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Keeps coming up: Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding, cited 3 times, plus 11 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 2 of 8 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Aug 26, 2026: failed with 9 violations, 2 critical.
  • 10 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 8 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed Aug 26

    Inspection

    9 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Controlling pests
    • Critical When to wash
    • Minor Effectiveness-hair restraints
    • Minor Maintaining refuse areas and enclosures
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
    • Minor Ventilation hood systems drip prevention
    • Minor Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter
    • Minor Outer openings protected
    • L1
  3. 2025
  4. Failed Sep 4

    Inspection

    15 violations, 6 critical
    • Critical Backflow prevention
    • Critical Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment chemical sanitization-temperature pH concentration and hardness
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
    • Critical Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking
    • Critical Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance
    • Critical When to wash
    • Minor Characteristics-materials for construction and repair
    • Minor Prohibitions
    • Minor In-use utensils between-use storage
    • Minor Cleaning ventilation systems nuisance and discharge prohibition
    • Minor Food storage containers identified with common name of food
    • Minor Outside receptacles
    • Minor Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
    • Minor Temperature measuring devices-functionality
    • Minor Effectiveness-hair restraints
  5. Passed Jun 23

    Reinspection

    No violations

  6. Failed Jun 16

    Inspection

    6 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
    • Critical System maintained in good repair
    • Minor Food storage-preventing contamination from the premises
    • Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
    • Minor Wiping cloths use limitation
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces

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